Burnt-out causes and political nostalgia in postwar era
A reflective critique notes a rusting of reform zeal among affluent youths and technocrats. It contrasts macroeconomics with moral duties, cites Bobby Kennedy and Hearst case reactions, and questions the era's embrace of pseudo-revolutionary sentiment while urging renewed moral engagement to counter the era's cynicism.
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Bostonians
Henry James
Boston Reform
Robert Kennedy
Nixon
Robby
Arthur Schiesinger
Barbara Tuchman
Schiesinger
Bobby
Castro
The Myers Publishing Team Led by Frank R Myers
Frank R Myers serves as publisher and general manager with Jim Mills as managing editor guiding editorial operations and newsroom leadership across the publication.
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Frank R. Myers
Jim Mills
China shifts to westernization inviting Japanese aid
The article describes a new era in China after signing a Sino Japanese Peace and Friendship Treaty. It notes a move toward modernization with Japanese technology and investment, oil exploration, fast trains, and tourism. China seeks foreign friendship and outside help while hosting eager crowds in Peking for Western films.
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China
Manchuria
Nanking
Peking
Japan
Living in America as a supermarket society quote
The speaker likens life in the United States to a marketplace where people serve the economy, not the other way around. They note consumer choice as the only reliable delivery system and observe widespread weekend errands through services like dry cleaning and car washes, while thanking vending machines and meters goes unspoken. A biblical quote from Exodus 33 15 RSV closes the reflection.
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America
Pillars of wisdom Gardner profile in Washington
A columnist hails John Gardner as a rare thinker in Washington noting his balance of realism and idealism. He highlights Gardner as founder of Common Cause shaping a government responsive to informed citizens and warns that power invites corruption while urging self renewal and responsible citizenry.
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CIA
John Gardner Gardner
Gardner
Alice Rooseveltworth
Mrs. Longworth
John Gardner
Common Cause
Washington
Vived
Traveler to miss his labels in hotel lore
A humorous column notes Hugh Mulligan’s habit of collecting hotel luggage labels as souvenirs. It recalls how bellhops stamp rooms from The Ritz Lisbon to the Regent Fiji, creating a roaming gallery on worn bags while airport delays and damaged gear tempt mishaps and delays.
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Eire
Ritz
Lisbon
Paris
Savoy
London
Isfahan
Fiji
Panang
Sara's
New York
Arena Palms
Teachers say colleges ignore discipline crisis in schools
Temple University educator Dr. Laurel N. Tanner argues the public regards classroom discipline as the top school problem, while teacher colleges push "extricate the child" ideas. She says teaching and discipline are inseparable and classrooms require self-directed learning and accountability.
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Philadelphia
Gallup
Tanner
Journal of Middletown News Rates and Education Debate
The Journal lists subscription costs for daily and Sunday editions and notes motor route and mail prices. A Dr. Tanner advocates structured discipline in schools, opposing corporal punishment, linking discipline to education and parental communication, citing postwar social shifts, Vietnam, and Watergate as contributing factors to classroom cynicism.
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Middletown
Ohio
USA
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Vietnam
Watergate
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